28th Sunday: Eucharist Means Thanksgiving
(From our archives, for this Thanksgiving Sunday)
On this mountain the Lord of Hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food (Is 25:6).
Throughout...
Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider: A Catholic Conscience and Credo
Born in Kyrgyzstan under Soviet repression, to intensely devout Catholic parents, the future Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider was essentially raised in the Catholic underground....
Newman and His Fierce, Unchanging Religion
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, more...
11 Benefits of the Rosary from the 11 Marian Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII
(During this time of crisis, and on this day when we have asked to pray and fast for world peace, we thought we would...
Blessed Bartolomeo Longo – From Satanist to Saint
Besides being the memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska, on October 5th is also the commemoration of Blessed Bartolmeo Longo (1841 - 1926). Fitting, since...
Saint Faustina in her Own Words
On this Saturday October 5th, the Church celebrates the feast day of St Faustina Kowalska, one of great grace for me personally since I...
Alien Life and the Glory of God
From a religious point of view, we need not worry about life throughout the universe, though Hollywood makes sure that we do as a...
JP II’s Homily Proclaiming Saint Therese A Doctor of the Church
PROCLAMATION OF ST THĂRĂSE OF THE CHILD JESUS
AND THE HOLY FACE
AS A "DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH"
HOMILY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
Sunday, 19 October 1997
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Blessed Hermanus Contractus
Hermanus of Reinchenau (1013 â 1054) called âContractusâ due to the deformity purportedly caused by spina bifida and a cleft palate (as well as...
Slandering Catholics – A Perennial Pastime
In 1942, Catholic priest and apologist Ronald Knox remarked:
A quite new hatred of the Catholic religion is growing up within my own lifetime â...
